Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 ACA Training Glasgow | 5 Day Introduction Masterclass Course with Adobe Certified Associate Exam

This scheduled Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Introduction Masterclass provides those new to web design with the comprehensive knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build and manage professional web sites using Dreamweaver CS4. The 5 day course will develop the required skills for you to confidently design and manage your own website from the basics of website creation to CSS styling, forms and site management.

The final day of the course is dedicated to preparing for the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) Dreamweaver exam including taking a mock exam and reviewing answers ahead of finally taking the real exam at the end. The ACA exam represents an official qualification and you will be provided with a pass or fail result straight away. Official Certificate of Adobe Certified Associate status provided for all pass achievements.

Upon successful completion delegates will learn:
-Adobe Dreamweaver Interface Basics
-Creating a website
-Controlling document structure
-Intro to Cascading Style Sheets
-Adding Graphics
-Building Successful Site Navigation
-Designing Pages with CSS
-Fireworks CS4 -Dreamweaver CS4 integration
-Creating Templates and Site Maintenance
-Effective site management
-Technical approach to pass the Dreamweaver ACA exam

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Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Introduction Masterclass with ACA Exam - Glasgow Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

Introducing the Course
-Understanding the course
-Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites
-Reviewing the course format
-Outlining the course conntent
-Understanding static page architecture

Getting Started
-Introducing Dreamweaver CS4
-HTML Basics
-Learning the interface
-Defining a local site
-Creating a website

Adding Content to a Site
-Adding content
-Controlling document structure
-Making lists
-Adding horizontal rules
-Adding special characters

Dreamweaver CS4 New Features
-CSS Layouts
-CSS Management
-CSS Advisor
-Browser Compatability
-Spry Data
-Spry Widgets
-Spry Effects
-Photoshop CS4 Integration
-Adobe Device Central
-Adobe Bridge CS4

Formatting with Cascading Style Sheets
-Formatting text
-Introducing cascading style sheets
-Creating styles
-Exporting CSS rule definitions
-Creating class styles
-Attaching external style sheets
-Creating advanced styles
-Creating a new external style sheet
-Displaying styles
-Understanding cascading order and inheritance of styles

Working with Graphics
-Using graphics on web pages
-Placing graphics on the page
-Modifying image properties
-Editing images
-Doing roundtrip editing with Fireworks CS4/Photshop CS4
-Customizing the Insert bar
-Adding Flash content
-Adding Flash Video

Navigating Your Site
-Understanding site navigation
-Linking to files in your site
-Linking to sites
-Linking to named anchors
-Adding e-mail links
-Linking from images
-Creating a jump menu

Designing Page Layouts with CSS
-Understanding page layout
-Using layers for layout
-Adding CSS to layers
-Using absolute and relative positioning
-Designing with DIVs
-Designing navigation links with CSS
-Importing tabular data
-Using table layout view

Using Libraries and Templates
-Using site library items
-Creating site templates
-Defining editable regions
-Using templates
-Applying a template to an existing page
-Modifying templates

Creating Forms
-Understanding forms
-Processing a form
-Setting focus in a form
-Validating a form

Testing, Maintenance, and Uploading
-Testing your site
-Maintaining your files and folders
-Connecting to a remote site
-Synchronizing files

Search Engine Optimisation
-Getting Started with SEO
-Overview
-Black Hat SEO/White Hat SEO
-The Search Magician's Three Linking Rings
-The First Linking Ring: Know Your Searchers
-The Second Linking Ring: Know the Search Engines & Directories
-SEO Tools: Browser Bars
-SEO Tools: Keyword Research/Project Management
-SEO Tools: Links, KDA, and Rank Checkers
-SEO Tools: Code Checkers, & Web Site Analytics
-Keywords: The Golden Key to Outstanding SEO
-The Third Linking Ring: Creating Search Friendly Web Sites
-Before We Begin: Site Setup the Wrong Way
-SEO Hands-On: Site Setup in a Search Friendly Way
-Optimized Web Pages: Submitting and Monitoring Page Rank
-Link Building: The Company You Keep

Adobe Certification Preparation & ACA Exam
-Take Practice exam
-Work through exam preparation sheet
-Any other questions?
-Dreamweaver ACA Exam
-Instant Pass or Fail Result

Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites

This course is designed for those who are new to web design and development and want to develop comprehensive skills to work with Dreamweaver CS4 to build intuitive, attractive and accessible web sites. Success in the ACA exam gives a real-life qualification which will be useful to those looking to further their career with the acquired skills.

Ahead of taking this course the trainee must have basic PC or Mac skills, including a fundamental understanding of a computer's operating system, how to launch an application and create and save files, as well as how to copy files from CDs and other media.

Location information for this scheduled course

This course will be offered at the XChange Training scheduled training offices in Glasgow at:

The Pentagon Centre
36 Washington Street
Glasgow
G3 8Az

The training centre at 36 Washington Street is a short walk from both Central and Anderston Station. The training rooms at the Pentagon Centre are located next to the junction of Balaclava Street and Washington Street.

Courses are run between 10am and 5pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks.

Training Centre address
Central Glasgow

Tel: 0845 363 1130
Email: info@xchangetraining.co.uk

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Advantages of learning Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 with XChange Training

-XChange Training is an Adobe Certified Training & ACA Exam Centre
-Our Dreamweaver CS4 trainers are Adobe ACE & ACI instructors and experienced web design professionals with excellent knowledge of all aspects of web design and development
-XChange training focuses on real tasks that reflect how the software is used in professional situations.
-Free Course manual provided for each trainee as excellent post-course reference material.
-Free email support service for 6 months after course included in the price.
-We get consistently good feedback from our clients.

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